A growing number of pristine lawn-obsessed residents in drought-stricken Austin have taken to drilling private wells so that they can irrigate to their heart's content while dodging the city's strict but much needed public water restrictions.

If you have long been waiting for the word 'biohazard' to be used in reference to Katy Perry, here you go: Officials in Australia have quarantined imported versions of the pop singer's latest album due to seed paper packaging.

Run for your lives, Southern gardeners! The botanical monster-makers behind a freshly launched crowdfunding campaign aim to erect a towering — and possibly fire-breathing — hell-beast made from North America's most notorious invasive plant.